1. Alexander Calder 1898-1976

2. Alexander Calder, whose career spanned much of the 20th century, is the most acclaimed and influential sculptor of our time. Calder utilized his innovative genius to profoundly change the course of modern art. He began by developing a new method of sculpting: by bending and twisting wire, he essentially "drew" three- dimensional figures in space. He is renowned for the invention of the mobile, whose suspended, abstract elements move and balance in changing harmony.

3. Alexander Calder in his studio.

4. Alexander Calder experimenting with line and space.

5. How did Alexander would use line, shape, space, balance, movement, rhythm, and contrast In his mobiles?

12. Alexander Calder also did large sculptures.

14. Alexander Calder experimenting with wire and metal.